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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (23 Apr 2024)

Pa Daly: What is coming down the tracks is that the large cohort of gardaí who attested in the early 1990s will be coming to the end of their natural cycle of employment. There are also the resignations and other retirements that are coming up. It is difficult when the maximum going through is 600 to 700 this year and was 700 last year. To increase to 15,000 may be on the horizon but to...

Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Motion (18 Apr 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: ...duty" to integrate biodiversity into their plans, policies and programmes and to report on their progress. Of particular relevance to this debate, we are expanding the network of national parks and nature reserves across the country through the establishment of new ones and increasing investment in the ones we already have. We are also publishing legislation to provide a legal basis...

Road Safety: Statements (17 Apr 2024)

Pa Daly: ...Kenny on his work in this area. I hope we will see action from the Government and the RSA soon. One of the interesting parliamentary questions submitted by Deputy Kenny was on the number of gardaí involved in roads policing. In 2017, there were 623 gardaí in roads policing according to the reply to that parliamentary question. Seven years later, there were 627, meaning there...

Seanad: EU Regulations (Police Co-operation on Migrant Smuggling and Trafficking in Human Beings): Motion (11 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...step up the prevention, detection and investigation of migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings by strengthening interagency co-operation and co-ordination at EU level. This is about making sure gardaí are talking to agencies across the EU and other police services, improving information-sharing in that regard and reinforcing the support available from member states and...

EU Police Co-operation: Motion (10 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...the proposed regulation, each member state will be obliged to designate a national specialised service to prevent and combat migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings. In Ireland, this already exists within the Garda National Immigration Bureau. These specialised services will collect and share all relevant information about criminal investigations into migrant smuggling and...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024) See 6 other results from this debate

Ms Yvonne Cooke: The Public Appointments Service is still a valued partner to An Garda Síochána. PAS currently supports us with respect to running the Garda trainee competition, all of our Garda staff competitions and soon the Garda Reserve. We found that our needs and demand were significant. To be fair to the Public Appointments Service, it was not able to commit to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Mar 2024)

Helen McEntee: The Government is committed to ensuring that An Garda Síochána has the resources it needs to fight crime. An Garda Síochána has been allocated unprecedented funding of over €2.35 billion for 2024 – this is a 25% increase since 2020. This funding will allow for the continued recruitment of Garda members and staff. As the Deputy will be aware, under the...

Road Traffic Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (6 Mar 2024)

Pa Daly: ..., but we do feel there are some glaring inadequacies in it. The Minister of State must surely accept that the Bill does nothing to address the enforcement of road safety work being undertaken by the Garda and the Road Safety Authority, RSA. The Government in its various iterations has overseen the absolute decimation of An Garda Síochána. Garda strength has dropped...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (5 Mar 2024)

Leo Varadkar: ...to join with Deputy McAuliffe in welcoming the seizure of scramblers. The new laws were a long time coming but I was delighted to see them being used now that they are on the books. I agree that we need more gardaí, Garda staff and Garda reserves. I have to say that I am very encouraged by the fact that 6,000 people applied to join the Garda in the most recent recruitment campaign....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: I condemn without reservation the behaviour and activities of people at that location last week. It is not the first time that malicious and false rumours have been spread about people seeking international protection. We have all heard those rumours. They have been deliberately spread, falsely and wrongly. That stands to be condemned. The Garda is investigating aspects of that, I...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: The Future of Local Democracy: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

...to bring councillors into the policymaking role. Whether they made use of that is a subject of debate, I think. There was greater interaction and consultation between the State agencies and the Garda, that featured prominently as well, to give the councillors an opportunity to question State bodies and make them more accountable. The abolition of the dual mandate has been mentioned and...

Protection of Employees (Trade Union Subscriptions) Bill 2024: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Feb 2024)

Mattie McGrath: I have reservations about this legislation. I understand and respect the bona fides of Teachta Joan Collins but as a small employer running a family business employing up to 25 people, I know the relationship between workers and their employers is very important. We see so much going on today with big businesses. I also accept the bona fides of the Minister of State but there is a front...

Seanad: Community Safety and Investment: Motion [Private Members] (28 Feb 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Lynn Boylan: ...anywhere in the world. People's safety as they go about their daily lives is of paramount importance. It is the bedrock on which society harmoniously functions. For this to be achieved though, the Garda need to be fully resourced to ensure its capacity is capable of delivering protection to the public wherever and whenever it is required. There will be occasions, which we saw with the...

Recent Arson Attacks: Statements (27 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...those who do this, is an extremely serious criminal matter. With regard to the recent incidents of arson, I assure Members that I and my officials are in regular ongoing contact with the Garda Commissioner and his team and I am satisfied that each of the recent incidents is being fully investigated. The Garda Commissioner has assured me that each and every one of these arson attacks...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (27 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: The unprecedented allocation of over €2 billion for 2023 and €2.35 billion for 2024 to An Garda Síochána demonstrates the Government's commitment to ensuring An Garda Síochána has provision for the equipment, technology, facilities, fleet and personnel it needs to carry out its vital policing work. This funding allows for the continued recruitment of Garda...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (22 Feb 2024)

James Browne: I thank the Deputy for raising this important matter regarding the number of Garda members assigned to the Carlow district. It is an issue she consistently raises in respect of Carlow and Kilkenny. The unprecedented allocation of more than €2.35 billion for 2024 to An Garda Síochána demonstrates the Government's commitment to ensuring An Garda Síochána has...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (22 Feb 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Pa Daly: ...’ attestations looked like a bit of a stunt. We cannot have a box-ticking approach to increasing the number, as visibility is vital. How soon does the Minister expect the new recruits to the Garda Reserve to be on the street? Every time we speak to people, particularly in Dublin’s inner city, the issue of visibility is raised. They need to see a police presence on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: The unprecedented allocation of over €2 billion for 2023 and €2.35 billion for 2024 to An Garda Síochána demonstrates the Government's commitment to ensuring An Garda Síochána has provision for the equipment, technology, facilities, fleet and personnel it needs to carry out its vital policing work. This funding allows for the continued recruitment of Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, which includes Garda HR matters. As Minister, I have no direct role in these matters. The Government has consistently sought to support the mental and physical wellbeing of Gardaí in...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Mattie McGrath: I speak on behalf of my colleagues in the Rural Independent Group on the lack of gardaí in our country. Since the trouble in Dublin, gardaí are coming up from Tipperary and every other county to man the situation here in Dublin. Places like Carrick-on-Suir, Clonmel, Tipperary Town, Cahir and Roscrea are very short of guards. They have pathetic numbers if people knew the real...